User's Manual

CHAPTER 2: COBALT INSTALLATION
COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS OPERATOR’S MANUAL
P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-06) PAGE 42 OF 116
2.7 INSTALLING THE HF-CNTL-IND-01
2.7.1 HF-CNTL-IND-01 Installation
1. Attach the Cobalt HF Antenna to the Cobalt HF Controller (refer to Section 1.5.3).
2. Following the guidelines in Section 2.2.1, select a suitable location for the Cobalt
HF Controller/Antenna. Fabricate mounting brackets from a durable plastic if
necessary.
3. Fasten the combined controller and antenna to the mounting fixture using two M5
(#10) diameter screws, each passing through the antenna’s mounting holes and
secured with lock washers and nuts. Tighten screws to 1.7 Nm or 15 lbs per inch
± 10%.
4. Attach the 5-pin female M12 connector end from a power supply cable to the 5-
pin male M12 connector on the Cobalt Controller. The other end of this cable
should connect to a regulated power supply capable of delivering 10~30VDC,
12W.
5. Attach the 4-pin male M12 D-Code connector from a CAT 5E (or better) industrial
Ethernet cable (CBL-1515-XX) to the 4-pin female D-Code connector on the
Cobalt Controller.
6. Connect the other end of the Subnet16 compatible communications cable to an
RJ45 interface adapter. Attach the other end from the RJ45 interface adapter to
an available Ethernet port on the host PC.
7. Turn the power supply ON. The green power LED on the unit will illuminate. The
yellow Node ID 8 LED will be lit when the controller is using its default IP
address. The yellow Node ID 16 LED will be lit when the controller is operating
with a user defined IP address.
HF-CNTL-IND-01 D
EFAULT IP ADDRESS
192.168.253.110